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News Feed Latest worldwide news Premier League Coverage Pays Off for NBC NBC Sports Group has gone big with covering Premier League soccer games as part of a three-year deal. The viewership numbers have shown that the formula for full-blown coverage has been working. Gadgetwise A Tablet for 3-D Spectacles, Minus the Spectacles The Neo3do tablet plays 3-D video and converts standard video into 3-D that you can see without the goofy glasses. Report U.S. spied on Mexico, Brazil The U.S. National Security Agency directly targeted the communications of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico, according to a Brazilian news report. Motherlode Blog Dont Dress Your Toddler Like a Hipster The stylish children on fashion Tumblrs dont look like children so much as eerie, miniature-size versions of hipsters and socialites, and they are splashed across social media to inspire the style of actual grown-ups. Mets Give Manager Terry Collins 2-Year Extension Terry Collins has completed his contract extension with the New York Mets. The manager gets a two-year deal with a club option for 2016. U.S. consumer spending rises as wages boost family income WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. household spending rose in August as incomes were buoyed by solid wage gains, signs that momentum could be growing in the economy despite months of harsh government... Director abandons CNN documentary on Hillary Clinton (Reuters) - Cable news network CNN has canceled a documentary on Hillary Rodham Clinton after the director said pressure from the Clinton camp as well as Republican leaders made it too difficult to complete the film. Music Review Massive Attack V Adam Curtis, a Film and a Concert The title of Massive Attack V Adam Curtis provides the basic information of this film-concert combination but cannot capture the space and sound of the experience. Roundup Manning Piles Up Points, and Records, as Broncos Win The Broncos blew out the Eagles, scoring more points than the team ever had, as Peyton Manning stayed on a roll with four more touchdown passes. Character Study A Nightly Dinner Out Thats Like Therapy At 103, Harry Rosen eats dinner every evening at a fine restaurant, always ordering fish, and often lying to fellow diners curious about his age. BlackBerry shares sink on bid doubts, T-Mobile stops stocking its phones TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in BlackBerry Ltd fell more than 6 percent on Wednesday on doubts about a $4.7 billion bid to take the smartphone maker private, and after a big U.S. carrier said... Hitting Pay Dirt on Mars The first rock examined by Curiosity last year turns out to be an uncommon alkaline rock, with a tiny amount of water. ArtsBeat Families Drive Cloudy 2 at Weekend Box Office The animated comedy Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 dominated a crowded field of films aimed at adults to finish No. 1 at North American theaters. U.S. Plans to Unveil New Insurance Options The Obama administration will announce on Monday new health insurance options to be offered through Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 30 states next year. Winston Helps No 8 Florida St Beat BC 48-34 With a wave of his left arm, Jameis Winston motioned for Kenny Shaw to go long. With a heave by his right arm, the Florida State freshman delivered the ball in stride. Dara Horns Guide for the Perplexed Dara Horns novel weaves stories from Genesis, medieval philosophy and the digital frontier. Rules for surviving Oktoberfest Raised steins, raised bosoms, leather-clad Bavarian thighs. And "beer corpses." Juilliard Orchestra Brings Together Britten and Elgar The Juilliard Orchestra played a program of Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar conducted by the early music specialist Nicholas McGegan. Australia shares see biggest one-day drop in 7 weeks on U.S. fiscal crisis SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares slid 1.3 percent from five-year highs on Monday, their biggest one-day drop since early August, after Wall Street fell on concerns over looming fiscal... In Italy, Amanda Knox retrial begins The latest chapter in Amanda Knox's long legal battle begins in Florence, Italy, with a retrial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher. Sochi in final stretch as flame lit in Olympia ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch was lit in ancient Olympia on Sunday heralding the start of what will be the longest torch relay for any Winter Games, including a trip to space, as Russia prepares to showcase its modern post-Soviet face. World's most extreme golf courses Extreme golf gallery Sonar jamming moths hinder hungry bats Sept. 25 - A tiger moth native to the deserts of Arizona has developed a highly evolved sonar jamming system it uses to fend of attacks by hungry bats. The discovery, described in a paper published in the journal PLOS One, could have applications in the design of acoustic deterrents to protect bats from dangerous wind turbines. Rob Muir reports. Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. Your Money Adviser Relief From Student Loan Debt for Public Service Workers The federal government is trying to encourage more participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which has been underused. Italy's PM seeks to shore up government Enrico Letta, Italy's centre-left prime minister, is seeking urgently parliamentary support for a new government after centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi pulled his ministers out of their five-month-old coalition, risking a financial market backlash. Side Street In a Queens Diorama, a Favela Comes to Life As part of a celebration of Brazil this year at Queens College, an artist has built a model of a favela, or shantytown, which moves past the areas reputation for violence and drugs. Regulations May Be Snag in U.S.-Europe Trade Talks European Union officials are wary of watering down what are generally stricter standards, while United States negotiators are leaning toward a more open approach to rule making. Shrinking List of Video Games Is Dominated by Blockbusters As video game players tastes shift toward smartphones and tablets, more and more of the money spent on console games goes to a small number of blockbusters. Tiger deception scares off crop-raiding elephants Sept. 24 - Using a system of sensors and speakers, researchers in California are exploiting elephants' natural survival instincts to stop them encroaching on farms and villages in India. By fooling the elephants into believing there are predators nearby, the researchers say crops and lives can be saved. Ben Gruber reports. As Casino Vote Nears, Bishops Warn of Social Risks Citing the potential for enslavement to gambling, New Yorks Roman Catholic bishops issued a statement on the casino expansion referendum. What if 'E.T.' finds Voyager 1? In 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan launched the expedition that completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. And so humanity learned the full extent of its world. Leaders of India, Pakistan meet in New York Sept. 29 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) American Made A Wave of Sewing Jobs as Orders Pile Up at U.S. Factories Factories are finding that years of doing business overseas has withered what once was a thriving textile and apparel work force in the United States. Jackson auction halted by another Jackson's possibly fake signature (Reuters) - The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday canceled an auction of assets forfeited by convicted former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr concerned that one item - a guitar signed by Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen - might be faked. Jessica Schoenholtz, Mark Murphy The bride manages the marketing of 4 World Trade Center; the groom is a real estate developer based in Staten Island. Inside Europe Europe's Greens Are a Victim of Their Own Success Green parties are falling out of favor in Europe, in part because many of their ideas have gone mainstream. Diesel founder taken aback by race for young designers PARIS (Reuters) - Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel, says competition for hot designers is now as intense as for football stars, as shown by the speed at which big luxury groups such as LVMH are... Well Eating the Color Purple Even though its officially autumn, the summer crop of eggplant is still in full swing at farmers markets across the country. Ecuadorean villagers lose bid to remove judge in Chevron dispute NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by Ecuadorean villagers to remove a judge overseeing a trial next month in a decades-old dispute between the villagers and Chevron Corp.

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